How Higher Education Is Going Digital [INFOGRAPHIC] People are talking about digital tech's opportunity to improve the classroom.
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Much of the discussion has been focused on digital textbooks. Apple's recent announcement of iBooks for education has caused a stir over whether texts delivered on an expensive and propriety device like the iPad are really feasible. How 5 Tech Giants Are Giving Back to Education. For many of us, technology makes life more manageable.
We spend time communicating with a number of different people through multiple digital platforms — without even picking up a phone. We can shop and take college courses online. 11 Tech Factors That Changed Education in 2011. Michael Staton is the founder of Inigral, which develops social software for student recruitment and higher education retention.
Inigral recently brought on the first PRI as a venture investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and has been named one of the top 10 innovative companies in education by Fast Company. In 2011, entrepreneurs and startup activity sprouted up everywhere. Not coincidentally, the Bay Area, New York, Boston, Austin, Portland and every college town from Abilene to Gainesville is fostering young, eager minds. The millennial generation is proving it can create companies — and thus, jobs — that solve real problems.